topic Re: user account request in Operating System - HP-UX

user account request

navin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:23:59 GMT

Hello,
I have a requirement to create a user account more than 8 characters long.Sam does not allow that. Is it possible to create account which more than 8 char long.
Please Advice

Re: user account request

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:35:21 GMT

Shalom,

HP-UX 11.11 and below, no way.

HP-UX 11.23 You can after adding a special depot from http://software.hp.com

It may be built into HP-UX 11.31

For compatability reasons however, you should tell the user no, if possible.

SEP

Re: user account request

Pete Randall — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:37:12 GMT

Duplicate question. See:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1162400

Pete

Re: user account request

whiteknight — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:33:48 GMT

Navin,

I think it is not possible for login name> 8 characters, but 11.31 is supported

http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=UserGroups

You can use the Accounts for Users and Groups tool to do the following:

Manage local user accounts, NIS user accounts and groups, and user accounts and groups on LDAP server on an HP-UX system.
Add, modify, disable, and delete user accounts on the local system.
Modify password, secondary groups, and security attributes of user accounts on the local system.
Manage user templates and customize tasks.
Add, modify, disable, and delete user accounts on the NIS system.
Add, modify, and delete user accounts on the LDAP server.
Modify password, secondary groups, and security attributes of user accounts on the NIS system. You can also update NIS maps.
Add, modify, and delete groups on the local system, NIS system, and LDAP server.
Use long user name.

WK
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Re: user account request

A. Clay Stephenson — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:42:11 GMT

The fundamental problem is that you may be running legacy code that assumed that user names would never exceed 8 characters plus a terminating NUL. You may experience obscure problems that are very difficult to track down if you allow long user names. It's difficult to change the rules that have been in place for decades without consequences.

Re: user account request

Prasanth V Aravind — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:36:19 GMT

one more option you have.

if you are using ldap and server support more than 8 char then also you can go ahead

Regards
Prasanth